I do this, and have done with with C*, since 0.86 Pitfalls: 1) Large mutations are a pain, which is why it's not really a recommended use case for C*, I limit mine to 5MB 2) Repairs can get ugly and replication can get ugly due to the fact that your hints will grow very quickly if you have an issue with network in your DC
Netflix actually has support for chunking binary blobs in Astyanax. I'd say you'll be fine if you plan to have 1MB mutations and only 1-2TB of total load across your cluster. On 2/25/13 3:37 PM, "Chris Dean" <ctd...@sokitomi.com> wrote: >Michael Kjellman <mkjell...@barracuda.com> writes: >> How big will each mutation be roughly? 1MB, 5MB, 16MB? > >On the small end. Say 1MB. > >Cheers, >Chris Dean Copy, by Barracuda, helps you store, protect, and share all your amazing things. Start today: www.copy.com.